Mail-pouch catching and delivering means.



I. GURWITGH & F. MIKEY. MAIL POUCH GATGHING AND'DELIVERING MEANS.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 20,1909;

. Patented Oct. 12, 1909.-

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I. GURWITGH & P. RAINBY. MAIL POUCH GATUH ING AND DELIVERING MEANS nrnlonmn Hum :33. so, 1909.

- Patented Oct. 12, 1909.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 ISAAC GURWITCH AND FLOYD RAINE QF LINCOLN, NEBRASKA.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

MAIL-POUCH CATGHING AND DELIVERING MEANS.

934 715. sp ifi i meters nt- Patented Oct. 12, 1909;

filed February 20, 1909. Serial No. 479,099.

] the latter is provided with an upwardly pro- Be it known that we, ISAAC GURwIToH and jecting lug 13.

in the county of i cord or wire 14 is attached to the latch braska, have in 11 for operating it to release the bar 6 and and useful Improvements. the pouch, when the catcher by the side of Catching and Delivering the railway (as hereinafter described) is not do hereby declare the folin position to receive the pouch from the car. full, clear, and he crane 1 may be swung outwardlyso as to place the catcher carried thereby in p tion to receive a pouch awhich is carried by a crane 15 located near the tracks. v per arm 16 of the crane 15 is pivotally attached to a bracket 17 revolubly mounted on the standard 18 of the crane and is provided I with attaching means lo for a pouch; The hinged to a bracket- 20 revolubly mounted on the standaid 18 was to permit the arm 19 to swing Application in Mail Pouch Means; and We. lowing to be a in mail pouch catching and delivering means,-the object of the'inve'ntion being to provide a evice of the specified, which shall be a pouch the lower end of the A circular su port'22 is secured to the base 18, to receive the bin ed arm 19 when the'latterswings aroun after the In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is pouch has been received by the catcher on a perspective view illustrating our improvements. Fig.2 1s a plan view partly in secthe car. I v tlon of'the device on the car, and Fig. 3 1s In order to cushion the crane 1 when a a sectionalview.

pouch is received bythe catcher thereon, springs 23 are disposed at respective of a car andthe v 0 this crane are provided with attaching of th means for the respective ends of a mailpouch a. [The lower'arm of the 3 of the craneis hinged to the post so that it can be' moved vertically to accommodate pouches of di erent lengths, said pouch'b at its lower end I the arm 3 and at its upper end to a pivoted bar 6 supported by the upper arm ,4. A brace 7 is attached to the post 2 and through a slot 8 in the arm 3. I

e bar 6 is pivoted to a lug 9 depending from a disk -10 having'rotatable mounting in the arm 4 and is retained in osition when the pouch is hung thereon, y means of a latch 11. Accidental escape of the pouch from the bar 6 is prevented b a flat spring 12 projectin from the disk 10'.- I order to prevent the 00p of the pouch from slipping to the pivoted end of the bar,

h 25, and,the be operated by means (1 or wire 26 to release the craneaud permit it to be swung into the car.

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portion of the v some distance forwardly from the base plate 1 and are made to cross each other at their pivotal support and to extend rearwardly from the latter to form arms 32. 'lo'the rear bar and having rearward extensions, means 60 5 end of each arm or rearward extension 32, for holding said jaws open, said means being one end of a spring 33 is attached and the operated by engagement with a pouch to perother end of each spring 33 is connected with mit the closing of the jaws, andv springs 0011- I the base plate 27. From this construction it nectedwith the rearward extensions of said is apparent that thetend'ency 0f the springs jaws for closing the latter. 65 33 is to move the curved arms or jaws 30 4. In a mail pouch catcher, the combinatoward each other, or, in other words, to tion with supporting means, of two jaws close said jaws. ,having a common pivotal connection with A toggle lever 34 connects the arms or said supporting means, a tog le leverconjaws 30 at points forwardly of the pivotal nected with said jaws, one member of the 1 support of the latter and one of the arms of toggle being extended and provided with a this toggle leveris extended beyond the pi\- stop to engage the other member. otal connection of the toggle lever members 5. The combination with a swinging crane, with each other and forms a handle or lever a pouch catcher thereon. and means on said 35. The handle or lever portion 35 of the crane for supporting a. pouch, of a cushion 75 toggle lever is provided with a hook 36 frame carried by an arm of the crane, and a adapted to engage one of the toggle lever manually operated latch for securing said members when said toggle lever is in such cushion frame to a car. position that the pivotal connection between 6. The combination with a crane adapted the members thereof will be above a hori-. to be supported by a car. of a pivoted bar 80 zontal line passing through the connections carried by said crane for the reception of a of the toggle lever members with the re pouch loop, a latch for retaining said bar in spective arms or jaws and said jaws are a horizontal position to support a pouch to open. In this manner the jaws 30 will be be delivered from the car, and manually conhcld in their open position to receive a pouch trolled means for operating said latch to re- 5 30' between them, but the engagement of the lease the bar and permit it to drop to release toggle lever with the pouch or the pouch the pouch. with the toggle lever will cause the pivotal 7-. The combination with a crane adapted connection between the toggle lever members to be supported by a car, of a pivoted. bar

to move rearwardly past the line coincident supported by an arm of said crane and 90 with the pivotal connection of the toggle adapted to support a pouch, a latch for holdlever members with the jaws 30 and conseingsaid bar in a horizontal position, means quentlyithe springs 33 will'be free to opfor operating said latch, and a lug on the crate to close the jaws and cause them to bar to prevent the loop on thepouch from firmly grasp the pouch. slidin to the pivoted .end of said bar. 90 40 Having fully described our invention What 8. he combination with a crane having a we claim asnew and desire to secure by Let lower vertically movable arm adapted to ters-Patent, is swing horizontally and provided with means 1'. In a mail pouch catcher, the combinato receive a pouch, and an upper arm also tion with supporting means, of two jaws provided with means to receive a pouch, of 100 having a common pivotal connection with means forsupporting said vertically movsaid supporting means. a toggle lever for able arm after a pouch has been removed holding the jaws open, and springs contherefrom and when said arm swings hori nected with the jaws for closing them. zontally.

2. In a mail pouch catcher, the combina- In testimony whereof, we have signed this 5 tion with supporting means, of two pivoted specification in the presence of two subscribjaws, a toggle l ver connecting said jaws, ing witnesscs.- means carried by the toggle lever for retaining the latter in position to hold the jaws open and springs connected with said jaws Witnesses: for closing them. J. S. liAltWlC/K,

I 3. In a mail pouch catcher, the combinal (lino. l). .l .-\n'r\,nrr.

tron with a supporting plate and a bar secured thereto and spaced therefrom, of jaws pivotally supported between said plate and 

